the highest I have seen in
long term care is 350mcg for dying patients.
Fentanyl patches are a "convenience" solution. So for people who are
moving about life, they are useful. For bedridden other options exist.
Yes, you just stack more patches on.
Some doctors add oral fentanyl, or other oral or injectable
agents (if in a nursing home or hosp it might be a morphine
pump).
Combining agents is done, commonly in the terminally ill.
There are typically severe side effects of nausea, or severe constipation however, the higher you go dose wise.
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